Wichita eagle., 1887-10-22

| Country residents are proberbialiy hospita-
| bic, and for that reason we should be doubly
careful not to impose upon them, for, as gem
eral rule, they are SO overrun with company
that the end Of the summer finds them worn
| out. Every member of household is an
added care to the head of it, especially il, as
| Is often the case. there are few servants or
none at all, and If the mistress is fortunate
enough to possess corps OF well trained do
mestics, too much company is apt to disar-
range the household affairs in the lower re-
gions
fyou are fortunate enough to have friend
| to whom you know a visit will afford real
pleasure, by little forethought you can yet
| make it still more enjoyable In tie first
place, fix a definite time for your il~parture
before you arrive. If she is not wise enough
! to do so, be sure when you write to announce
| your coming, to say on what day you viii
leave. and then be still more sure tina: you do
leave no matter how Hospitality you may be
urged to prolong your stay. 1t is better to
have your departure sincerely regretted than
| to have the faintest feeling Of relief that you
are gone.
There are many ways in which a summer
, visitor may bs C real help. II circumstances
warrant it, you can offer your aid in house
bold matters, and spend an hour hulling
strawberries, or whipping the cream which
you are afterwards TO enjoy, and if you see
that assistance Of that kind will not be &C
cepts BILE, there win be still something that
you cau do: you can arrange the flowers that
perhaps the busy house mother never finds
time for, and yet en- joys so much: You can
coax the children cut Of the kitchen, when
you know she is specially busy, and entertain
them in your own room, and there are count
less ether little things that kindly heart and
O quick eye VIII discover, in which you can
make your presence constant comfort
Then, too, ones own personal habits hays
much to do with the pleasure of entertaining
knew lady who came across the ocean to
visit friends OF mine, who perfectly wore out
her welcome by her one annoying habit of
unpunctuality. She was charming iE every
other way, and yet, although they would not
have said so, know they were delighted
when she went away, simply because she was
always behind time. Every. housekeeper
knows how the work drags if the breakfast
table has to stand for an hour, and she was
never ready for any meal in time
Money matters are always a delicate sub
ject between friends, but though we can sell
dom Temunerate them for the trouble they
take for Us III dollars and cents, yet some
times there viii b5 ways III which it may be
done. 1t is easy to give presents to children,
end although it is harder TO give anything to
the mother, set by exerciug little tack, you
nay b, able to do it. She cannot refuse
pretty piece OF fancy WORK that you have
made during your visit, and books and maya
zines can usually be safely offered, end re-
member that while all these things may seem
very trihi.lg, yet it is the little that make up
the sum and substance OF our comfort and
happiness. -Flora NJ Wright in Good House.
ccceping.
SThe two men were present They looked
ut each other, and one said: That settles it;
if he doesn't die of fever he must never leave
here alive. He'll have thousand people
here in less than u month
aIhe other responded coolly: Yes, we'll do
him up il he h.ppens to get well am sorry
we didn't leave him to die the morning we
found him.
swell, that talk settled me. l resolved to
escape that night. could not, because I
found was prisoner. The Indian woman
remained awake all night at the door. In the
day time they frequently left me alone, and
then / managed to get at the food and eat
enough to strengthen me. The second night
the husband of the Indian woman kept watch.
The next day ! was naturally sleepy and slept
soundly until noon. Then / awoke and raved
in q weaker tone of voice, rs if l were gradu-
ally sinking The halfbreed girl 1 noticed
was sleeping all the afternoon. Before sunset
she awoke. and her mother said to her in the
Sioux language, which l understood: TIA
coma, the stranger may die tomorrow. To
night you will have to watch him.
"Tacorun replied: oh, why not get rid OF
him tonight We do not wish to be bothered
with him further
-They then discussed In detail my chances
OF getting well. The girl picked up large
hunting knife and looked at me. Her mother
motionel her to put the knife down. l be-
heye / would have been settled then and
there but for that girls mother made up
my MUD to escape that night, no matter IL
had to fight my way out. II was a bright
moonlight night. and l felt that stood
good chance to have a rifle bullet put in me
at long range in making dash for liberty
and life. The girl took q seat near the door,
and the others soon fell asleep. Ny rife was
standing in the corner and my large hunting
knife was on the pallet. Why they left the
knife SO near me- is mystery, unless they ex-
pected me TO use it when eating jerked beef.
Tacoma's death watch OH me began at
o'clock. For two hours she scarcely moved
In her chair and appeared deeply engrossed
in thought. remained perfectly quiet and
at long intervals groaned feebly, as il my end
We're hear. Between II and II o'clock she
rose and looked at me. dared not open my
eyes Then she turned and walked steathily
to the door, and. to my great Joy, opened it
and went cut In second was on my feet,
secured my riff, and had my knife ready for
action. With cat like tread l reached the
door and stepped out into tho broad glare OF
the moonlight. The girl was nowhere to be
seen. l had resolved to level my rifle and
threaten 10 shoot her il she made an ouscry
or tried 20 prevent my escape. l turned TO
the right Of the house ard reached tn, cor
Ter, intending to run down to the creek
Tacoma reached the corner from the other
direction jast a. did, and we collided. She
seized me and gave loud yell L was all
too sudden for ms TO reflect forgot she was
a woman and plunged my knife to the hilt In
Der bosom As she fell / sprang over her
body and made for the creek l heard the
two men coming and knew that could not
escape them by flight. I got behind the
banks Of tbs creek and shot them both down
before they came within City yards Of ma
do not know to this day whether they are
dead
During the night | fed TO the souSh, and
when daylight came was many miles away.
II that girl Tacoma he'd not
Canyon Joe's sentence was never finished
Tie half breed scous who had listened intent